The Patriot Act

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This paper analyzes the implications and consequences of the Patriot Act signed and approved as law by President Bush on October 26th, 2001, following the terrorist attack of September 11th. The paper explains the purpose of the Patriot Act as well as the measures provided for under the Act for meeting this purpose. The paper also discusses the threat to civil rights and liberties imposed by the Patriot Act, pointing out that, while the American government may use this Act to fight terrorism in a more effective manner, it will cost Americans a lot in terms of loss of civil liberties and personal rights.

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"One of the worst, yet momentous events in U.S history occurred on September 11th, 2001. This event released a flow of patriotic fervor and a permanent fear among all Americans that they had also now become suspect to acts of international terrorists. This led to a lot of changes in the attitudes of the executive and legislative branches in the United States government. They came up almost immediately with new measures, which were supposedly against terrorism or terrorist threats. One of the principle acts passed by them was called "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001," also called the USA Patriot Act. This was signed and approved as law by President Bush on October 26th, 2001. This act is one of the most sweeping acts passed in the history of modern America. The Act affects the civil liberties of the citizens of USA and even non-citizens who are residing in America on a regular basis."

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